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AntiVirus Antivirus?

Hi AO's

when ever security name comes i trust only 1 name www.antionline.com and the trust members of it

i got stuck into choosing the best antivirus, internet security, worm cleanup.

i was using kaspersky internet security 2009 since last 2 months and i was pleased with it recently i and my friends got in discussion with
antiviruses and i got some bad reports of KIS-2009 and good reports of Quick Heal and McAFee. where as i have a bad expreince with Quick Heal and McAFee as some time before -
i typed a word document at my friend place and later i bought it back to my house PC and as i connected the flash drive to it McAFee deleted that file without even asking and than i came to know Quick Heal also does the same

ofcoz i know there may be a threat in the file but it should try to disinfect or heal it. but question of negotiatoin.

now i am on a quest which antivirus should i trust.

my subcribtion to antivirus is getting over in a month and i need to buy a new one

and i cannt think of anything better guyz you poeple are the best in security and i trust you people.

Regards
KK

Question is not "Why are you Online"
Question is "Why are you Off line"

i have used avast for years, recommended it to friends and never had a problem. well worth its cost.....FREE
how they do that i have no idea but it is good
(have also used avg but felt it missed some bugs...but that is just how i feel)

There are virtual sandbox applications that will help protect you whilst on the internet; SandboxIE or Fortres Grand, for example.

Another approach is to use something like Deep Freeze (there is a free one but I can't remember the name) which reinstates your system on every reboot. Obviously, you need to start with a clean system

These days you are most likely to be hit by some sort of remote access malware, and the only sure cure for that is format and reinstall. That is why I don't consider detection and repair to be that relevant..............prevention is the key IMO

If you cannot do someone any good: don't do them any harm....
As long as you did this to one of these, the least of my little ones............you did it unto Me.
What profiteth a man if he gains the entire World at the expense of his immortal soul?

I generally take reviews with a pinch of salt, as they all come up with different answers, but this one does have a nice table of features. You need to have scripts enabled for the site, and there is a link in the top left to all 18 products reviewed.

Here is another one that looks at performance impact as well as effectiveness:

Please note: The versions reviewed may not be the latest, for example Panda is now at 2010.

One of the major problems with AV and security suites is that whilst they can be quite effective at stopping malware they are not very good at detecting exploits (reports suggest 30% or less ). This is not surprising, as exploits involve legitimate software.

The answer is to make sure that everything is up to date (patched), and I have been using Secunia's PSI (Personal Software Inspector) for this purpose. It is free for non-commercial use.

Basically there isn't much use in having sophisticated defence systems if your underlying platform is vulnerable.

If you cannot do someone any good: don't do them any harm....
As long as you did this to one of these, the least of my little ones............you did it unto Me.
What profiteth a man if he gains the entire World at the expense of his immortal soul?

and it seems to be really a better explaination on it as off both the website give Kaspersky a better rating and previously i asked the question about McAfee and Quick Heal are not even compared to kaspersky.

Well i was more confused when i visited a vendor and i found that Kaspersky Internet security 2009 was around 20$ for 3 users and McAfee and Quick Heal where 32$ for Single User it actually kept me in a confusion 1 years subscribtion

well although now i feel to stick to kaspersky and is there any other software to be used with kaspersky to strengthen my firewall or some thing.

And thanks there nihil

Regards KK

Question is not "Why are you Online"
Question is "Why are you Off line"

Certainly get RegistryProt and WinPatrol. They will warn you of attempted changes to the Registry and new start-up programs. They don't conflict with any AV I have used and don't take up much resource, as they are not actually running all the time.

I also use Spybot Search & Destroy with the interactive "TeaTimer" turned on. Once you have installed it, change the settings to "advanced" mode and activate the interactive protection and "immunisation".

Mostly it is a housekeeping tool, but it will clean areas where malware might be hiding. I generally run it after every session with the wiping set to a single pass of pseudorandom characters. No malware launcher will be able to get round that!

Please use this with caution as it is really just to suggest what you should look at (Google). Also, you may find things that are flagged because they have a different access path..............just check that you don't have the same thing in two places, as one will most probably be malware.

Good Luck!

If you cannot do someone any good: don't do them any harm....
As long as you did this to one of these, the least of my little ones............you did it unto Me.
What profiteth a man if he gains the entire World at the expense of his immortal soul?